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Job Description

As the Area Supervisor assigned to a large distribution site, you will lead snow and ice operations before, during, and after winter weather events. You will coordinate crews, subcontractors, equipment, and materials to keep critical vehicle and pedestrian areas safe and operational. This hands-on role requires decisive leadership, clear communication, continuous quality control, and complete documentation.

Job Responsibilities

• Take complete ownership of snow and ice removal performance while learning and enforcing the site plan, service requirements, priority areas, snow storage locations, access procedures, and site-specific safety rules.
• Participate in pre-season site walks and accurately document existing property damage, access concerns, and operational risks.
• Confirm that employees, operators, and subcontractors understand their responsibilities, and that equipment, de-icing materials, communication devices, and backup resources are ready.
• Respond immediately to mobilization calls, conduct pre-shift safety meetings, and deploy crews and equipment within the required response times.
• Direct loaders, plow trucks, skid steers, sidewalk machines, salting equipment, labourers, and subcontractors throughout each event.
• Coordinate snow operations around shift changes, employee traffic, delivery vehicles, transport trucks, trailers, and active loading areas.
• Prioritize loading docks, trailer routes, access gates, employee entrances, parking areas, sidewalks, accessible parking spaces, fire routes, and emergency access points.
• Monitor forecasts, accumulation, drifting, freezing rain, surface conditions, and changing site requirements, adjusting resources as needed.
• Continuously inspect completed work, correct deficiencies, and ensure snow is stored without blocking critical access, traffic, service, or drainage areas.
• Coordinate salting and de-icing activities based on actual site conditions, service requirements, and approved application practices.
• Track attendance, assignments, equipment and material usage, service times, photographs, inspections, incidents, and completed areas through accurate and timely documentation.
• Conduct a final site inspection before releasing crews and identify any areas requiring return visits, additional salting, or post-event cleanup.
• Coach employees and subcontractors, address performance concerns, hold the team accountable, and assist with equipment operation when required while maintaining responsibility for site supervision.

Job Requirements / Qualifications

Experience

• Minimum of 3 years of commercial snow and ice management experience in a supervisory or foreman role.
• Proven experience leading employees, equipment operators, and subcontractors during active winter weather events.
• Experience managing a large commercial, industrial, warehouse, or distribution property is considered a strong asset.
• Valid Ontario G driver’s licence with a clean driving abstract.
• Proficient in Microsoft Office, Outlook, smartphones, digital photographs, and mobile reporting applications.
• Available to be on call for weather events from November to April, including overnight shifts, early mornings, weekends, holidays, and extended storm shifts.
• Able to satisfy all site access, security, orientation, and safety requirements.

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

• Strong leadership, communication, organization, and conflict-resolution skills.
• Ability to hold employees and subcontractors accountable while maintaining a professional and productive work environment.
• Strong working knowledge of snow-removal equipment, safe snow placement, equipment staging, salting practices, post-event cleanup, site maps, and service specifications.
• Ability to remain calm and make fast, practical decisions during changing weather, staffing, equipment, and site conditions.
• Ability to communicate professionally with client representatives, management, employees, operators, and subcontractors.
• Strong attention to detail and the ability to complete accurate logs, photographs, inspections, and incident documentation.
• Ability to work outdoors in severe winter conditions and walk or stand throughout a large commercial property for extended periods.
• First Aid, WHMIS, health and safety training, a DZ licence, or heavy-equipment operating experience are considered assets.

Benefits

Dental Care

Extended Health Care

Life Insurance

Opportunities for professional development and career advancement

Paid Time Off

Company events

Pay

$80,000 - $100,000

This posting is for an existing vacancy.

Sunshine Snow does not use artificial intelligence to screen, assess, or select applicants during the hiring process.

Pay: $80,000.00-$100,000.00 per year

Benefits:

• Casual dress
• Dental care
• Extended health care
• On-site parking

Application question(s):

• What types of snow-removal equipment have you directed or operated?
• Do you have at least 3 years of commercial snow and ice management experience in a supervisory or foreman role?

Work Location: In person